Guest Posted November 3, 2005 Share Posted November 3, 2005 Hello om new to cube cart and i have been reading this forum for a while and trying to find how to change the look of the site. I been told to download a skin a cahnge it but how do i do this when it shows basicly a blank page like this {HOME_TITLE} {HOME_CONTENT} {LANG_LATEST_PRODUCTS} {VAL_PRODUCT_NAME} {TXT_PRICE} {TXT_SALE_PRICE} what do i do im not very knowledgeable in scripting but i know how to alterpage visually can some one help. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roban Posted November 3, 2005 Share Posted November 3, 2005 There are tutorials in the Downloads section that will guide you. Also it's better to ask a specific question rather than a general one like "How do I change my shop" Here: http://www.cubecart.com/site/forums/index.php?dlcategory=29 or here http://www.cubecart.com/site/forums/index.php?dlcategory=23 These will get you started. Also the search function will help you. Just make sure you're looking for the version of CC you're using. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted November 3, 2005 Share Posted November 3, 2005 hello thanks for that advice i still have the same problem a before what files do i edit and can i use dreamwever to edit it visually or can i configure cc3.04 so i have my own layout and using just cc's add to cart, view cart and payemnt gateway features. im looking to have a site similar to www.alienwaresystems.com.au thanks for the repley Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roban Posted November 3, 2005 Share Posted November 3, 2005 The main files you will edit would be in your skin directory. Index.tpl, cart.tpl, layout.css, style.css. When I suggested you do a search, if you had searched for dreamweaver you would have come up with this post regarding your query: http://www.cubecart.com/site/forums/index....&hl=dreamweaver You can also create an html site and link to your CC functions. This has been done successfully, however keeping the styles the same is a chore. I did this once and went back to the CC interface. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted November 3, 2005 Share Posted November 3, 2005 i still have the problem when tring to edit index.tpl {HOME_TITLE} {HOME_CONTENT} {LANG_LATEST_PRODUCTS} {VAL_PRODUCT_NAME} {TXT_PRICE} {TXT_SALE_PRICE} how do i over this or what does it mean iam still trying to use dreamwever Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roban Posted November 3, 2005 Share Posted November 3, 2005 edit in notepad or Winsyntax or some other text editor. Using Winsyntax works better for me because it gives you line numbers, indespensible for modding. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted November 3, 2005 Share Posted November 3, 2005 yes i understand that you can edit the code but im not so familiar with coding that's why i want to know can you do it visually thorugh dreamwever Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted November 3, 2005 Share Posted November 3, 2005 Using Dreamweaver: In Dreamweaver, go to the "veiw" pull down menu, select "code." Then you will be able to see all the code. Dreamweaver will mess with your links if you do a "save as" what you should do is create a new skin folder, then whenever you "save" it will overwrite the files you are altering and you always have the original skin's untouched files. Dreamweaver's design view doesn't work with css or tpl files. There is a way to configure your Dreamweaver application to recognize tpl files, and you will get a little bit of help in design view. http://www.kirupa.com/forum/printthread.php?t=29864 I've done this, it doesn't work perfect. I still have to choose the file and tell my computer to "open with" but Dreamweaver recognizes more of the code than it did before. HTH Jen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted November 3, 2005 Share Posted November 3, 2005 If you are not familiar with code. I would suggest trying to learn by going to w3schools.com and look in the CSS area. Combined with markscarts tutorials and my tips page, I think that you would be able to figure most of the code out. Jen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted November 3, 2005 Share Posted November 3, 2005 so i can't really edit the file visually if goto my other threaddd you can see what i am aim to achive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted November 3, 2005 Share Posted November 3, 2005 Oh and that alien site would be difficult to copy. Maybe easy to make similar, like a similar style and feel, but copying the exact layout and functionability would be a major undertaking! Jen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted November 3, 2005 Share Posted November 3, 2005 thankyou for your reply could i use cc3 with out the side bars e.g the cart and ne and featured products, in addition is there a chance that i have the customisation feature where they can see how much i would cost to upgrade a particular feature. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted November 3, 2005 Share Posted November 3, 2005 In your tpl files you can move and delete things, in your style.css and layout.css files you can add and take away borders, etc. CC3 really is fairly easy to change around, it just takes a little time to figure out. I have an upgrade feature on my site, I added in as a product option. Eventually when those that have upgraded, are ready to launch, I will have links in the product descriptions that will take them to the carts that have upgraded, so that they can see how far they can push an "upgrade." CC3 has lots of features, I'm sure that you can use CC3, with maybe a few mods, and some custom skinning to get it close to what you want. Good luck and have fun! Jen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest bikeman Posted November 3, 2005 Share Posted November 3, 2005 I think the suggestion that CC3 is better for customising than CC2 is basically not true. Have a look at http://www.ecommercetemplates.com/ - their templates are actuall dreamweaver .dwt. They cost more but seem to be more what you're after. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted November 3, 2005 Share Posted November 3, 2005 I've had a CC2 cart for a year and and CC3 cart since early this year. For a person that doesn't know php and doesn't want to mess with learning php, css and tpl files are much easier to figure out. I guess we are all entitled to our opinions though and my opinion most certainly is "true" how can an opinion be false? Jen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markscarts Posted November 3, 2005 Share Posted November 3, 2005 Hi all! While we're airing opinions, I'll say that in my opinion CC3 is the best cart from a designer's perspective. Sorry that dreamweaver's wysiwig side doesn't work with it I think I've missed alot by not using any wysiwig programs over the years, I hear alot about dreamweaver But, chin up! It's probably good for Dreamweaver users to learn more about the code they've been manipulating, just as it would probably be good for me to learn about all the neat stuff you can do with mouse clicks in a wysiwig format :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roban Posted November 3, 2005 Share Posted November 3, 2005 I think what the author of this thread wants is to be able to edit CC like you would an html site. Just change a few colors with a few mouse clicks and drag and drop some images here and there. Well it ain't gonna happen. That's why folks run sql servers on their boxes so they can see what they have without publishing to the www. The easiest way to edit CC3 (and this has been rehashed time and time again)is with the tpl and css files. That's it! There ain't no more. No easy visual way! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest billmc Posted November 4, 2005 Share Posted November 4, 2005 Hi, my two bobs worth from a user of Dreamweaver, using CC2 and designing for CC3. I am not a coder but I can grasp the logic I believe CC2 is the easiest to learn but that CC3 has the most potential. The style sheet lay outs in dreamweavers template have been sufficient for me to get the idea of what to expect when altering css files. Of course installing a development server (wamp) means I can check instantly on save what my design mod was hth billmc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markscarts Posted November 4, 2005 Share Posted November 4, 2005 Uh-huh, the biggest drawback for me is not having the PHP and MySQL on a local machine to test changes. I keep the FTP humming when working on skins :rolly: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest bikeman Posted November 5, 2005 Share Posted November 5, 2005 I think what the author of this thread wants is to be able to edit CC like you would an html site. Just change a few colors with a few mouse clicks and drag and drop some images here and there. Well it ain't gonna happen. Actually, DreamweaverMX does allow users to create CSS based layouts in a wysiwyg environment. It just doesn't recognise CC3's .tpl files. With the move to CSS rather than table based layouts becoming increasingly the standard I fullly expect the next generation of wysiwyg editors to fully offer wysiwyg CSS site design just like they do html table design now. As you purists will know creating a page in wordpad or the like can be frustrating because you can only see the layout by switching between editor and browser. Dreamweaver allows separate code/design views so you can still write in code and see the effect on design in realtime without switching on your browser. I use Dreamweaver because it is pretty much the defacto standard in that they have huge team of developers ensuring that it creates clean code which is up to date with current standards. As a web developer who's now expected to work with a broad range of stuff (html,xml,javascript,flash,.net,vb,c#,sql etc etc) I am realistic enough to accept that if I hand coded everything I would never be working to the latest standards. By letting Dreamweaver take the strain and reviewing the code it writes I can see new developments in code and retain the ability to manually overide what it writes whenever I see fit. DW lets me get better results faster. Don't knock it till you've tried it. Dreamweaver isn't recognised as the industry leader for nothing. And no I don't work for Macromedia. I am just a convert who resisted, tried it and got sold on the benefits. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest bikeman Posted November 5, 2005 Share Posted November 5, 2005 Uh-huh, the biggest drawback for me is not having the PHP and MySQL on a local machine to test changes. I keep the FTP humming when working on skins Get yourself an old PC with win98, personal web server and Xampp - works for me as a very useful and cheap php/mysql development environment. ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markscarts Posted November 5, 2005 Share Posted November 5, 2005 In Dreamweaver, can you set the language at "XML" then tell it to treat files with .tpl extension as such? Get yourself an old PC with win98, personal web server and Xampp - works for me as a very useful and cheap php/mysql development environment. Was thinking earlier today I might put it on the LAN server here in my office. But if I get started on PHP and such, I'll never get any real (physical) work done :w00t: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest daleross Posted November 5, 2005 Share Posted November 5, 2005 Hi, I want to say that I use Dreamweaver MX studio. I have the full package. The full loaded package costs $1,000.00 which isn't cheap but it's well worth it. Since I've gotten Dreamweaver my website has improved trememndously. Thats because I wouldn't know how to write all that code but Dreamweaver does it for me which makes it nice. Dreamweaver has strict regulations that people has to meet in order to use a product they design in conjunction with Dreamweaver. I believe Dreamweaver is bound to be the number one software anywhere around. Another thing that makes it nice is the CDs and DVDs I have that taught me how to use it. I have edited commercials for rado and tv stations now for several years and I can tell you from experience that Dreamweaver is a little harder to learn how to use than a video toaster. A video toaster costs about 15,000.00 With a video toaster you can make very professional commercials but Dreamweaver will do more than a toaster will. If you have the patience to learn new software you will love Dreamweaver. In my opinion you need at least a working knowledge of this type of work to enjoy it. I wouldn't really expect everyone to come to like Dreamweaver but each person has their own preferences on how they like doing stuff. You will never miss what you dont have. Thansks, Dale http://www.DaleRossMinistries.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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